Pope John VI

Pope John VI (655-11 January 705) was Pope from 701 to 705, succeeding Pope Sergius I and preceding Pope John VII.

Biography
Ioannes was born in 655 AD in Ephesus, Asia Minor to a family of Greeks. In 701 AD he was consecrated as pope after the death of Pope Sergius I, and he had to deal with Duke Gisulf I of Benevento's threat. Gisulf ravaged the country of Campania and made an encampment within sight of Rome, so John bribed him to withdraw through persuasion and money. He died in 705 AD.